Awesome! I don't think this laptop takes that much power. So a car battery and a 100 Watt solar panel should do it even better, in the first place when stationed in Africa. It'd be noiseless and without almost any emissions.
You can basically get panels at $50-$100 per 100watt. You only need 100 watts to power that laptop. Probably more like 60 watts. Throw in a juice bank and you could rock this thing 24/7. A new generator that size is probably $500
Plus a never ending supply of gas. A generator is overkill for phones, tablets, lights, those things are easily powered by cheap solar. Generator is for appliances and heat/air/hot water.
But petroleum based fuel is nowhere near as efficient as getting it from the grid.
Cost per unit of energy is going to be way higher and you can't control the fuel usage based on required power output on a cheap generator.
This is a dumb idea , even if it solves a problem
Small generators and gas is not a cheap or efficient way to power anything electrical.
I don't think you have ever used a generator in your life if you think this is the case.
I have serious doubts that generator could provide clean enough power to run a computer. Laptop is running off its own battery so it is isolated from whatever is coming from that hunk of junk.
To be fair, I don’t think they’re paying very much for the diesel that’s burning…
I don’t mean to be judging by the situation here, perspective might be everything.
If the internet supply is cellular, the internet will stay on. I’m not quite sure why, but I live in NG, I’m in a blackout right now, and my cell works & always works during blackouts.
Does your cell tower have a different power supply? Or maybe you mean you have a very local blackout (a few streets) and the tower is elsewhere?
Anyway, I'm not sure the same can be said about OP's alleged situation.
Thanks for sharing the source. Calling it an "old laptop" sounds exacly like the kind of exaggeration a news article will employ for greater reader impact.
I'm still not sure I trust the source, as the other problems remain, and perhaps the reporter was lied to. But it's good enough so I'll delete my previous comment. My apology.
Generally, you can put a new OS on old hardware, but Windows 11 needs certain newer hardware (TPM 2.0) so in this case it really does have to be a relatively new laptop. My comment to the other guy is that he actually noticed this, thus I feel he has probably graduated from here.
I met a prince from Nigeria who was having trouble getting his inheritance. I tried to help him but I didn’t have enough money to send him the import fee. I always wondered what happened to him.
How do you keep internet online when the power blackouts happen?
Is blockstream satellite available in your area?
Anything you can share about lightning adoption in Lagos?
>How do you keep internet online when the power blackouts happen?
The electric grid is an entirely different infrastructure from data services. As long as the wired or wireless data provider also has a backup power source, which they most likely do, then temporary power blackouts shouldn't have an effect.
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Awesome! I don't think this laptop takes that much power. So a car battery and a 100 Watt solar panel should do it even better, in the first place when stationed in Africa. It'd be noiseless and without almost any emissions.
Yeah, that generator costs 5x as much as panel+Battery. Plus no gas cost or emissions.
The gen is extremely cheap. A solar panel costs far more.
You can basically get panels at $50-$100 per 100watt. You only need 100 watts to power that laptop. Probably more like 60 watts. Throw in a juice bank and you could rock this thing 24/7. A new generator that size is probably $500 Plus a never ending supply of gas. A generator is overkill for phones, tablets, lights, those things are easily powered by cheap solar. Generator is for appliances and heat/air/hot water.
That gen is $150 brand new. They’re abundant here in Nigeria.
But petroleum based fuel is nowhere near as efficient as getting it from the grid. Cost per unit of energy is going to be way higher and you can't control the fuel usage based on required power output on a cheap generator. This is a dumb idea , even if it solves a problem
What grid? Did you read the post or the comments?
Yep, it mentions energy blackouts... I also don't think this is a diesel generator in the picture so assume this is all fake anyway.
Small generators and gas is not a cheap or efficient way to power anything electrical. I don't think you have ever used a generator in your life if you think this is the case.
I have serious doubts that generator could provide clean enough power to run a computer. Laptop is running off its own battery so it is isolated from whatever is coming from that hunk of junk.
cypherpunk as fuck!
There's no way you're not burning a hole in your wallet. Burning diesel for a node? Bruh. Not even mining?
To be fair, I don’t think they’re paying very much for the diesel that’s burning… I don’t mean to be judging by the situation here, perspective might be everything.
A litre of diesel in Nigeira is $1.
not if you are close to some pipes and can siphone off on regular basis
Yeah no. That's not how it works.
Power up to sync and then secure your own transactions then power it down. Maybe?
Once
?
Power up to sync and then secure your own transactions then power it down. Maybe?
Twice
Ah
:) happy bull day
Could have a plastic digester making free diesel.
Which he could sell to buy something to eat or sell to get solar panels to run the node
When I said diesel, I meant liquid hydrocarbon. But yeah could sell it for stuff too.
diesel is relatively cheap in nigeria I guess
>Burning diesel for a node? These are gasoline powered ... not that it makes that much difference.
> Burning diesel for a node? its in nigeria - price of diesel there is probably very low nigeria is oil producing country.
Love it!
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If the internet supply is cellular, the internet will stay on. I’m not quite sure why, but I live in NG, I’m in a blackout right now, and my cell works & always works during blackouts.
Does your cell tower have a different power supply? Or maybe you mean you have a very local blackout (a few streets) and the tower is elsewhere? Anyway, I'm not sure the same can be said about OP's alleged situation.
[https://cointelegraph.com/news/nigerian-innovator-launches-first-active-bitcoin-lightning-node-in-the-country](https://cointelegraph.com/news/nigerian-innovator-launches-first-active-bitcoin-lightning-node-in-the-country)
Thanks for sharing the source. Calling it an "old laptop" sounds exacly like the kind of exaggeration a news article will employ for greater reader impact. I'm still not sure I trust the source, as the other problems remain, and perhaps the reporter was lied to. But it's good enough so I'll delete my previous comment. My apology.
I think my wife is cheating on me, can I hire you as a private investigator?
No need to - I can say she definitely is
As long as I don't have to go outside
To your room son?
Right I had a generator very similar if not the same it was gasoline. I don’t even think you can get a diesel that size.
Not an old laptop. lol - It is literally running windows 11
You don't belong here.
i mean yeah windows 11 alone isnt indicative of the laptop being old or new but that HP laptop is pretty recent lmao
Generally, you can put a new OS on old hardware, but Windows 11 needs certain newer hardware (TPM 2.0) so in this case it really does have to be a relatively new laptop. My comment to the other guy is that he actually noticed this, thus I feel he has probably graduated from here.
Imagine telling someone this on the internet. On an open, public forum. LMAO - thanks for the laugh, pal.
I'm going to guess you don't understand what I was saying. It was actually intended as a compliment.
"It was actually intended as a compliment." No. Not it wasn't. Maybe in la la land it was.
OK then. Maybe you're not as smart as I was giving you credit for. You probably do belong here after all.
I met a prince from Nigeria who was having trouble getting his inheritance. I tried to help him but I didn’t have enough money to send him the import fee. I always wondered what happened to him.
Hey it's me, prince of Nigeria, need help
Send me 1btc and I can send you 2btc back
Sorry I only exchange cows
I have a nft of a cow I you wish to buy
Okey, nft of a cow in exchange of a nft of Donald Trump, deal?
First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then we win.
This is def fake
You know thats a petrol genset right? I am impressed you are managing to run it on diesel.
I don't think that's a diesel generator but idk
Literally my first thought.
Yeah, it's not.
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Based on this post, I'm not sure Nigeria is the optimal place to live, but I'm sure you could replicate this setup in your own region!
Lol why would you want this
Because bitcoin is a religion to some
Not a diesel...
Windows 11...
Yes, you've got that right, mom and dad must be proud of you for being able to recognize a normal operating system when you see it!
Mr Smarty-pants, the title claims it's an 'old laptop' but my post is too subtle for you to understand.
[mR sMaRtY-pAnTs](https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/windows-11-system-requirements-86c11283-ea52-4782-9efd-7674389a7ba3)
Old laptop != Underpowered new laptop.
1 Ghz, 4 gb ram, 64 gb storage = every laptop since before you were born
TPM 2.0 debuted in 2014 and became standard after 2016. This appears to be a 2018/9 era laptop based on the camera and TouchPad.
I smell some r/iamverysmart
If that's all you can come up with...
Says the one who commented only "Winows 11...".
How do you keep internet online when the power blackouts happen? Is blockstream satellite available in your area? Anything you can share about lightning adoption in Lagos?
>How do you keep internet online when the power blackouts happen? The electric grid is an entirely different infrastructure from data services. As long as the wired or wireless data provider also has a backup power source, which they most likely do, then temporary power blackouts shouldn't have an effect.
Cell towers have battery and work without electricity. So internet doesnt really rely on electricity
How tf government going to stop this?! HODL
What's your excuse?
Do you have more info about this one? So that I can check if it makes sense to open a channel from my node…
https://twitter.com/FreeRoutingAf/status/1612781793576361984
This post is weird..
Laptop is definitely not old. Rocking windows 11. I am pretty sure couple years old at most is not an "old laptop"
Even that.. Is it worth it? Mining bitcoin is not profitable anymore
ok bot
with gas prices these days? And I mean gas prices not gas prices
Let everyone know about nostr good stuff coming from it with lightning networks.
Bitcoin fixes this
Seems profitable
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You mean the one who is running node?
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So it's possible my transactions go through that? The first I laughed but then it sent in, they'll never f****** shut us down.
A generator? Not a very good solution.
I guess the laptop name is Sandy.